Will SQ still be around?

[CBFryman2 5,000+ posts]

Him too.

Really, Ramos's Formula holdes true for the big boys.

'5% Equitpement 90% Install and 5% beer.'

IIRC

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

umm yes? maybe you didnt read what i wrote, but do you not attempt to center your soundstage by adjusting time delay so it sounds like there is the same distance from your ears to the speakers? i.e. centered?//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/rolleyes.gif.c1fef805e9d1464d377451cd5bc18bfb.gif

 

[Chevyaudio 5,000+ posts]

With timealigngment...You can put the soundstage just about anywhere you want...and with a centerchannel....that will draw the imaging even closer to the center.

 

[CBFryman2 5,000+ posts]

But you dont nessicarily always want the sound in the center.

Since music is recorded 2 channel a center channel could hinder the sound stage.

 

[Lil Poot 5,000+ posts]

exactly, you want the soundstage centered, not all the sound in the center. you still need distinct left and right channels.

 

[ramos 5,000+ posts]

Garry Biggs...JBL man

I'm waiting on the issue of cae&s to come out with Gary's system broken down . I have heard the regal , but I want to see what is going on behind the grills //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

5.1 for music is a pipe dream.

SACD is dead.

DVD-A never took off.

Two channels or go home.

 

[audiolife 5,000+ posts]

iirc the surround sound guys have their own class or used to anyway...believe it was called multi media or something like that...may be different now

 

[2kchevy06civic 5,000+ posts]

5.1 for music is a pipe dream.
SACD is dead.

DVD-A never took off.

Two channels or go home.

I have a SACD cd but no player //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/crap.gif.7f4dd41e3e9b23fbd170a1ee6f65cecc.gif

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

2 channels with time correction... ftw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

Two channels or go home.

RIGHT ON!

 

[snoopdan 5,000+ posts]

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[3.5Max6spd 10+ year member]

center channel is used to center the image //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif.

It still has to be done right in a 3.1 ch setup, if not it can be more trouble than what its worth. And it should only be used in a way to tie L/R chs together to create a focal point. IMO a 10-20% angle on a midrange driver does wonders to help stabilize a center focus on a stereo setup before touching T/A or a center ch..

True '5.1' is another beast. It demands rear fill, sound is coded per channel. And you cannot put the processing restrictions per driver that you need for 2ch sound...in other words they both cannot optimally exist in the car together...other than by a touch of a preset to change.

I think the poster is not clear on the definition of true coded 5.1 material playback, vs a 5.1 type speaker placement system to play 2ch material- which IMO it sounds like shyt.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

5.1 for music is a pipe dream.
SACD is dead.

DVD-A never took off.

Two channels or go home.

DING DING DING! We have a WINNAR!!!

nG

 

[bikejunkie223 10+ year member]

I despise music in 5.1 on my home theatre, and the car is no different. I'm not a big fan of time alignment, because if you palce speakers properly it should image right without resorting to electronic trickery IMO.

Movies and HD TV (especially sports): 5.1

Music: 2.1

My car: 2.1